[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14685: Copyright Notice Tainted

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#14685: Copyright Notice Tainted
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 Reporter:  hakre            |        Owner:         
     Type:  defect (bug)     |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  highest omg bbq  |    Milestone:         
Component:  General          |      Version:  3.0.1  
 Severity:  blocker          |   Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                   |  
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Comment(by demetris):

 Replying to [comment:18 hakre]:
 > Replying to [comment:17 scribu]:
 > > If it says "b2 is released under the GPL (see license.txt)" and that
 license.txt contained the GPL v2, it means that WP was also licensed under
 GPL v2.
 >
 > Please read the GPL (v2) in full first, before you jump to conclusions.

 hakre, I suppose you refer to this paragraph:

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
 Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
 any later version

 This paragraph is indeed part of the full text of the GPLv2, but it is not
 a part of the licence itself.  It is part of “Appendix: How to Apply These
 Terms to Your New Programs”.  So it has no effect unless it is somehow
 included in the files of your program.

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